GSA Guide - Statue of Major General Sir Thomas William Glasgow Claimed

A highly decorated soldier who served in South Africa in the Boer War and in World War I where he served at ANZAC Cove and in western Europe where he was promoted to Major General. He also served as a Queensland representative in the Senate for a number of years. He was appointed Australian High Commissioner to Canada from 1939 to 1945.

History: 

The statue on Post Office Square is a naturalistic bronze figure of Major-General Sir William Glasgow created by renown Brisbane sculptor Daphne Mayo. The general is wearing the uniform of an officer of the Australian Light Horse and holding a pair of field glasses.

This was one of the last commissioned works for Mayo. The artwork was commissioned in 1961 and completed in 1964. It was dedicated in a ceremony on Remembrance Day (11 November) 1966 by Sir Arthur Fadden (Australian Prime Minister in 1941).

Originally, the statue stood on the Police Reserve at the corner of Ann and Roma Streets on a sandstone plinth. In 1968 it was moved to a triangular reserve bounded by Albert, Roma and Turbot Streets. In 2008 the statue of Major General Sir Thomas William Glasgow, was relocated to Post Office Square with the statue facing